Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-12-18
be was compelled to go into o game with
his hands out of condition.

bis hands out of condition.
The Shafer Brothers, George and Taylor,
Harry Lyons, Cab" Stricken and do
ven Carman take q ten-mile walk through
East Park eaIly every morning. On their
return to the Esgle Club rooms they III
dulge in gymnasium exercises, and after o
good rubbing they devote the rest OF the
day in reading ard telling Of their past eI,
p~eriences on the battlefield. They are al
in the pink Of condition and expect TO DC
when the season opens next spring. Pha
delphia Press. What Is the limit!
Ben Sanders, the young pitcher whom
Philadelphia sigaed last week, Is likely 10
make his mark in the profession. he Is a
student of civil engineering IN Nashville
university and lives at Catharen, Va, Q
few miles from the field Of Bull u Tie
is very tall, very strong and a hne all
round hall player. Cleveland wanted MN,
but couldn't find BIN until be had done
business with Philadelphia. de pitcned
for Canton last fall.
The formation of a national base ball
reports rs association fills a long felt wan'
aid will no doubt be Influential In prop
erly shaping the playing and the seoring
| rules of the future. Now let the leagu.
and the association turn the scoring rules
over to the new organization and ABIDE by
the amendments that will be made to them
and there will be no tear OF them gQlne
wrong.-fhiddaphiG Times.
A colored team OF ball players has beer
organized for q trip 10 California line
players are: j. Grant, of the Buflalos,
Fowler, Of the Binghamptons, Thomas, OF
the Cuban Giants, Chambers, hob JACKSON
Trusty, Nelson, Dave Jackson, A. DAVIS,
OF the Go=hams of Boston.
Manager Brown of the Houstons was Of
fered the management OF the Canton, u,
cluD. provided he run the club on the CO
operative plan. He refused, rs lie did not
think thai he could make as much as ne
c0uld with the Houston lub.-Phi!dda-
phid Press.
Another phenomenal base ball pitcher
has been discovered at Yale in the person
Of = freshman named Dalzsl!, OF Plttsburg,
Pa. The students have picked him up - Il
successor TO Stage, when that famed pitcher
is graduated next year.
Manager Watkins says be understands
the movements against him is 1.-THE Brother
hoods frat step 20 get rid OF noIplaying
managers, and that Mut!ie was next
marked for slaughter. He has no idea the
move will be successful.
II. Il. A. Carey, who was a SPECIAL sta
dent ct Harvard last year and the year he
fore. has given So, 900 for the erection OF
g cage for the winter practice OF the ball
nine.
William Farmer, a young catcher OF
Philadelphia, has been signed By the Pitts
burg club. He played with the Shamokin
team last summer oitne Penn state league
The Detroit Free PrcSs declares that
Dunlap told President NimiCk, Of Pitts
burg. that he wouii sign with him for
81 $50 and that Nimick tainted.
Ell. Seward, pitch@r Of the Athletics, is
now at Hot SPRING.: Ark, but is expected
home next week. lie will be The Athlet-
les Leading pitcher next season.
john Garrison again issues II declaration
that h. will not play with Chicago again,
and says that if Spslding will not, sell him
he'll 70 10 work with his fatheE. q.
With Charley Snyder 10 coach him.
S:emnuyer would DO effective work for
Cieveland.-Sporting Life. And Charley
will coach and aid Stem ia every way.
Charles Hoover, the Lincoln, Nch
catcher signed by Chicago, is in Jail at
Lincola for trying to xii! . hack driver.
Louisville has made old John Cassidy, OF
Brooklyn n, ap OFF,, but the latter is in
business and will nat play ball again.
Snyder thinks he CAB develop Oh'rlan5er
into arother Ramsey. -Spo,tiHg L!fr. AID
who ia better qualified 10 judge.
Californians consider Th fer = shade gu
pc:ior 20 MrphoC. And they have sized
it VI about az it stands.
Joe Hornung hes hi: Jim Mutriea new
hat that Clarkson dos not play IL the Chi
cagJ team next ScaaJE.
Pittshurx's little catcher, Miller, wants
Il. 900 ior next sya-on, or Ii will retire, he
says.
Paul Hin,a will play with Indianapolis
ne,t scasoa, h4! at an advanced ea!a'y.